US banks call for an easing of Basel III liquidity requirements

The Financial Times banking team discusses the biggest banking stories of the week, bringing you global insight and commentary on the top issues concerning this sector.

This week Brooke Masters is joined by US banking editor Tom Braithwaite, James Shotter, Switzerland and Austria correspondent, and insurance correspondent Alistair Gray to talk about the call by US banks for an easing of the Basel III liquidity requirements as the Federal Reserve starts a new round of stress tests. Also discussed are recent developments in the Libor scandal and whether insurance companies should face the same kinds of regulation as giant banks and be designated as global systemically important financial institutions or GSifis